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Fawziyah Javed | |
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| Born | 4 September 1989 Leeds, UK |
| Died | 2 September 2021 (aged 31) Holyrood Park |
| Cause of death | Murder - pushed from height |
Fawziyah Javed (4 September 1989 – 2 September 2021) was a British-Pakistani lawyer who was murdered by her husband Kashif Anwar after he pushed her at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland. At the time of her death, Fawziyah was pregnant; she planned to divorce Anwar and raise her first child as a single parent.
On 23 April 2023, Anwar was found guilty of the murder of his wife and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of twenty years. Her family launched the Fawziyah Javed Foundation[1][2]
In 2024, Channel 4 released the documentary The Push: Murder on the Cliff about the murder and trial.[3]
- ^ "Husband guilty of murdering 'angel on earth' pregnant wife by pushing her off landmark". independent. 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Arthur's Seat killer told the wife to stop being like a 'British woman'". BBC News. 22 June 2023.
- ^ Mangan, Lucy (4 March 2024). "The Push: Murder on the Cliff review – an extraordinary film of unbearable horrors". The Guardian.